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Sunday Roundup

March 7, 2010

On a gorgeous weekend full of wonderful friends, a quick handful of links for you. The sun’s not quite down yet. Get back outside while you can!

The Internet has passed print in popularity as a news source. Why TV news remains most popular is beyond me. It’s useless for world news, full of local misery that doesn’t affect me and I can’t do anything about, garnished with celebrity sensationalism. Awful.

Cooler than an infographic: a sonographic (?) explaining how close Olympic medalists were.

The idea of renting designer handbags was ridiculous, but the idea of renting designer shoes disgusts me. (Same with vintage shoes.) Shoes somebody else’s bare feet were in? It’s like borrowing underpants. Skeeve.

A concise directive for living: how to reclaim your attention.

P.S. A note for new readers: yes, the categories at the top only include July 2008 on. May 2002-July 2008 (Ye Olde Blogge) is here but not categorized. But I trust you. You’re smart and can use the archives.

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Music. Passion. Home.

March 5, 2010

The conductor of the Boston Philharmonic, Benjamin Zander, did a marvelous talk on classical music at TED in 2008. Except it isn’t really about classical music. It’s about passion and possibility. It’s about how to teach. How to know if what you do matters. How to know what’s important.

“We all know where home is,” he says. He’s talking about a feeling in a piece of music – but it makes you realize that we have so many moments like that. What makes you know you’re home? And have you realized that that’s one of the things that truly matter?

Not power – at least not in the traditional sense. Power isn’t the most money or toys or check boxes checked off. Power isn’t about who you get to boss around. Power is about making others powerful. Power is the ability to make people’s eyes shine. Whose eyes do you make shine?

And his last words – well, I won’t tell you, because I want you to go watch it. But what a goal to reach for.

Go and see; I think you’ll be happy you did.

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